Temporary binder.



NO MODEL.

PATENTED NOV. 8, 1904-.

J. R. BARRETT.l TEMPORARY BINDER.

APPLICATION PlLED MAY SI, 1902.

IINTTRD STATES Patented November 8, 1904.

JOHN R. BARRETT, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOis.

TEMPORARY BINDER.

SPECIFICATION 'forming part of Letters Patent No. 774,550, dated November 8, 1904.

Application filed May 31, 1902.

To all 10700771, it 77u03/ concern;

Be it known thatl, JOHN R. BARRETT, a citizen ofthe United States, residing' at Chicago,

in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in rI`emporary Binders, of which the following is a specication, reference being' had to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to temporary binders, and has particularly to do with binders of what are known as the Emerson type. As is well understood, in binders of that type the periodicals or other' papers placed in the binder are secured between binder-strips carried by the back, the papers beingsecured by cords passing through them and through the binder-strips, the ends of the cords being secured to cleats usually carried by one of said strips. A binder of this type is illustrated and described in my application, Serial No. 655,053, filed October 13, 1897.

My present invention has specially to do with the construction of the cleats and the manner of securing the same to the binderstrips or to such other part of the binder as they may be attached to.

It has for its object to provide an improved construction by which the cleats are iirmly secured in place and by which a more eiiicient and desirable construction is secured.

That I regard as new is set forth in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a partial plan view of a binder, showing the intermediate portions of the covers and the parts connected thereto. Fig. 2 is a cross-section on line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail, being` a View of a portion of one of the binderstrips, showing the cleatin plan. Fig. 4 is a sectional view on line 4 4 of Fig. 3, and Fig. 5 is a perspective view showing a modification.

Referring to the drawings, 6 7 indicate the covers, which, as shown in Fig. 2, areconnected by the usual flexible connection 8, which forms the back of the binder.

9 10 indicate the binder-strips, which are preferably secured to the covers 6 7 by cloth, canvas, or other suitable material 11, which incloses them and connects them to the covers,

Serial No. 109,713. (No model.)

as shown. By this construction the strips 9 10 are flexibly connected to the covers.

In the construction shown in Fig. 1 the binder-strip 9 is perforated to receive the cords 12, which secure the contents of the binder in place. The arrangement of cords shown in Fig. 1 is fully illustrated and described inV my former application above referred to and is here illustrated, because it is an efiicient arrangement. I wish it to be understood, however, tliat the binder-strips may be arranged for a single cord, if desired. in the manner shown in my application, Serial Yo.` 702,483, filed January 17, 1899, or in any.

other suitable manner.

The strip 10 in the construction illustrated is shown as carrying the cleats to which the ends of the cords are secured. In the drawings I have shown two forms of cleats embodying my improvements, the preferred form being shown in Figs. 1, 2, 3, and 4. Referring to said figures, 13 indicates the cleat, which is formed of a piece of wire doubled upon itself at its ends, the central portion of the wire being spread so as to form a substantially annular passage 14 at the center of the cleat. The end portions 15 16 form arms which, as shown in Fig. 4, are bent upward and outward, so that when the cleat isin placethey lie over and adjacent tothe surface of the strip 10, as shown in Fig. 4. The arrangement is such that the end of the cord may be looped around or belayed upon the arms 15 A16 ofthe cleat, and when so belayed the elasticity of the arms serves to hold the cord tightly in place. As best shown in Fig. 4, the central annular portion of the cleat lies below the strip 10,`while the arms 15 16 project through it and lie over and adjacent to the upper surface thereof. rI`he strip 10 is perforated in line with the annular openingI 14 in the cleat, as shown in Fig. 3, so that the cord may be passed through the cleat and strip in the manner illustrated in Fig. 1. This arrangement of the cleat in connection with the strip forms another of the principal features of my present invention. For securing the cleat in place I provide an eyelet 17 having a flange 18 at one end, a iiange 19 being formed at the other end by pressing or turning out the projecting end of the eyelet, as shown in Figs. 3 and f1. 2O may be placed between the flange 18 and the adjacent part of the cleat to provide a broader bearing upon the cleat to hold it more tirmly in place. the arms l5 16 of the cleat are strengthened and the cleat as a Whole is secured much more iirmly in place than Where it is secured en tirely upon the upper surface of the strip, as has heretofore been the practice. Furthermore, a neater appearance is presented.

In Fig. 5 I have illustrated a cleat 21, similar to the cleat 13 so i'ar as the shape is concerned, ditl'ering therefrom, however, in being formed of a fiat piece of metal instead of a Wire bentto the desired shape. My invention, broadly considered, includes the form ot' cleat shown in Fig. 5, as well as that shown in the other l'igures.

Regarding the wire cleat shown in the irst four iigures, l Wish it to be understood that so far as the cleat per .se is concerned my invention is not restricted to using a Wire cleat having the construction described solely in the manner shown in said iigures, as, if desired, it may be arranged to be attached to the upper suriface of the binding-strip after the manner illustrated in my former application, Serial No. 655,053, liled October 13, 1897.

rl`hat which l claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. ln a binder, the combination of a supporting-strip, a cleat consisting ot an intermediate portion and arms extendingtherefrom, the intermediate portion of the cleat being secured at one side o' said strip and the arms thereof being projected through said strip and extending By this construction l over the opposite face of said strip, and a pas- Q sage through said strip and cleat, substantially It desired, an annular dish l as described.

2. ln a binder, the combination or' a supportirng-strip, a cleat consisting of an intermediate portion and arms extending therefrom, the inner portions of said arms being fitted into said strip, and a passage through said strip and intermediate portion of the cleat, substantially as described.

3. 1n a binder, the combination of a supporting-strip, a cleat consisting of intermediate portions and arms extending therefrom, the intermediate portion oi' the cleat being secured at one side of said strip and the arms being arranged to project over the opposite face of said strip, and an eyelet securing the intermediate portion of said cleat to said strip, substantially as described.

L1. 1n a binder, the combination of a supportingstrip having an intermediate passage, a lateral passage at opposite sides of said intermediate passage, a cleat having an intermediate portion adapted to iit against one face of said strip and to lie over said intermediate passage, said cleat having projecting arms adapted to lit in said lateral passage and to project over and adjacent to the opposite face oi' said strip, substantially as described.

5. A cleat for binders, composed of a Wire doubled upon itself and bent to form upwardly and outwardly projecting arms, the intermediate portions thereof being spread laterally to form a central passage, substantially as described.

JOHN R. BARRETT. Nitnessesz A. H. ADAMS,

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